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III. She Goes Out to Battle against Depression

           Fairlylaunchedintotheceaselessglidesandwhirlswhichtheirnewpositionastopcoupleopeneduptothem,Eustacia’spulsesbegantomovetooquicklyforlongruminationofanykind.

           Throughthelengthoffive-and-twentycouplestheythreadedtheirgiddyway,andanewvitalityenteredherform.Thepalerayofeveninglentafascinationtotheexperience.Thereisacertaindegreeandtoneoflightwhichtendstodisturbtheequilibriumofthesenses,andtopromotedangerouslythetenderermoods;addedtomovement,itdrivestheemotionstorankness,thereasonbecomingsleepyandunperceivingininverseproportion;andthislightfellnowuponthesetwofromthediscofthemoon.Allthedancinggirlsfeltthesymptoms,butEustaciamostofall.Thegrassundertheirfeetbecametroddenaway,andthehard,beatensurfaceofthesod,whenviewedaslanttowardsthemoonlight,shonelikeapolishedtable.Theairbecamequitestill,theflagabovethewagonwhichheldthemusiciansclungtothepole,andtheplayersappearedonlyinoutlineagainstthesky;exceptwhenthecircularmouthsofthetrombone,ophicleide,andFrenchhorngleamedoutlikehugeeyesfromtheshadeoftheirfigures.Theprettydressesofthemaidslosttheirsubtlerdaycoloursandshowedmoreorlessofamistywhite.EustaciafloatedroundandroundonWildeve’sarm,herfaceraptandstatuesque;hersoulhadpassedawayfromandforgottenherfeatures,whichwereleftemptyandquiescent,astheyalwaysarewhenfeelinggoesbeyondtheirregister.

           HownearshewastoWildeve!itwasterribletothinkof.

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